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" Bombay, Tuesday, March 17th, 1818.
" The great exertions of tlic troops in constructing a battery
on the summit of the hill, and giving up their tents, carpets,
and cumlees for making sandbags, evince in a particular manner
the zeal of all, and merit the highest commendation.
" The manner in which the enterprise was planned and so
ably and spiritedly conducted by a detachment, not exceeding
half the number of the garrison, is highly creditable to Lieute-
nant-Colonel Kennedy, and all the officers and men of the
Honourable Company's military and marine services employed,
and it is gratifying to observe that during these operations, the
success of which so much depended on the united exertions of
the two branches of the Service, the most perfect cordiality
has existed."
Again the same high authority issued the following General
Orders :—
"Bombay Castle, 10th March, 1818.
" The Right Hon. the Governor in Council has great satisfac-
tion in publishing the following detachment orders issued by
Lieutenant-Colonel Kennedy, on taking the forts of Ramghur
and Paulghur, and to express his approbation of the conduct of
the Lieutenant-Colonel and of the officers and men engaged on
the occasion.
" Paulghur, 4th March, 1818.
"The commanding officer begs to return his best thanks to
the officers and men of the detachment he has the honour to
command, for their cool, steady, and gallant conduct in the
attack and escalade of the forts of Ramghur and Paulghur this
morning. The difficulties the detachment had to encounter in
climbing a hill of such an abrupt ascent under a heavy fire
from two forts, where they were necessitated to assist them-
selves up by the bushes and rocks that lay in their way, reflect
the highest credit on every individual engaged in this hazardous
enterprise. The commanding officer cannot refrain from parti-
cularizing the names of Captain Farquharson (who was the first
man who mounted the wall), Lieutenants Cogan and Seymour,
than whom none could have behaved with greater zeal and
gallantry during the arduous service they were engaged in this
morning."
By General Orders of the 25th of ]\Iarch, 8th of June, and
19th of June, the Governor in Council annoiuiced the reduction,
by the troops in the Concan, of the forts of Russulghur, Gunga,
Byramghur, Bowunghur, Jyghur, and Wijeyghur ; also of the
town of Sunghumseen, and fort of Rutnaghurry, at all of which
the seamen and marines of the squadron were present.
About the same time a detachment of seamen and marines
landed at Malwan, and were employed for some time under
Lieutenant-Colonel Lnlach, C.B. This officer's force was too